2019-12-11 Fire Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Fire Commission Regular Session Minutes December 11, 2019 Page 2 coming up with the numbers, not details, but in general how the determination is made. Chief Rosario stated that Accountant Melanio Lorenzo accounts for the rank for rank overtime, holiday pay, and historical actuals from previous years. However, this year $500,000 was put in to meet the overtime. Last year it was reduced by about $400,000. Commissioner Yamada stated that the numbers used for overtime is based on what happened in the past, and that number was reduced by the Finance Director which is out of their control. Chair Henkel asked what happens if there is a disaster and they run out of funds. Chief Rosario stated that they would request funding from the County's emergency funds. Last year, the Finance Director move funds when they were short. FEMA reimbursements could take 3-5 years. They could go to the Council, but the Finance Director has always given them the funds. (Commissioner St. Ambrogio arrived at 9:24 a.m.) ➢ FY 2020/2021: Chief Rosario reported that they were instructed to submit three budgets: status quo, 5% reduction, and 8% reduction. They only submitted a status quo budget. None of their supplemental budgets were approved. They have been wanting to bring the Ocean View station up to standards. They did not get any cuts to their budget which is a win. Alternative Funding and Grants ➢ Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation Funding Assistance: Thanks to the help of BC William Bergen, a new off-road tanker worth $400,000 is being funded by an anonymous donor. It is being built on the mainland and will take about 8-12 months. They received their first batch of 2019 donations. They are working with the Council to accept all the newly donated equipment. BC Kim is working to purchase other equipment through the foundation. ➢ USDA USFS Wildland Grant: This is a $50,000 grant with County match earmarked for training and equipment. ➢ USFA FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant: The grant committee is reviewing 2020 projects for application submittal. • Human Resources Division: Chief Rosario requested an executive session to talk about personnel matters. ➢ Classification: One Fire/EMS Specialist I was reinstated to firefighter. Water Safety Officer I I positions were temporarily reallocation to WSO 1.